Oil-cloth rack.



H. w. GEHL.

OIL CLOTH RACK.

. APPLICATION F1151) 1111111.26. 1914.

1,148,895. 11116111611 Aug. 3, 1915.

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OIL CLOTH RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26. 1914.

1,148,895. Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANDURAPM 5:0..WASHnwTcINy D, c.

i HENRY W. `GrEI-IL, 0F MATTOON, ILLN 01S.

0in-onora RACK.

Applicatioiiled March 26, 1914, Serial No. 827,444.

To all 'whom 'it may concern,

Be it known that I, HENRY W. GEEL, a citizen yof the United States, residing at Mattoon, in the'county of Coles and State of Illinoishave invented certain'new and usefuly Improvements in Oil-Cloth Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention `relates to newr and useful improvements in display racks or stands, the object of my invention being theprovision of a rack for holding rolls of oilcloth, screening and other similar articles iii such a' maiiner that the separate rolls may bereadily examined without removal from the rack and at the same time in such a manner that the lower ends of the rollswill not be injui'ed or stainedby dirt.

In this connection, the primary object'of my invention is the provision of a rack which is capable of holding a comparatively large number of rolls of oilcloth or other material, the rolls being positioned in therackvertically and therefore occupying ff comparatively small space.` f

A furtherobj ect of my invention is to provide a rack, the roll holding portion of which is revolubly mounted in order that the rolls of oilcloth or other material may be readily inspected. And a still further object of my invention is to provide a rack in which both the upper and lower ends `of the rolls will be supported, although only the inidr portion of the rolls will be disposed toview. In this connection, I construct the rackin such a manner that any desired roll may be' re- 'moved therefrom with practically no effort.

Y lVith these and other objects in view,`my invention will be more fullyy described, illustiated in the accompanying drawings, and then specifically pointed out inthe claims whichr are attached to'and form apartwof this application. y Q v In the drawings :`-Figure 41 is a perspeo tive `view of my improved display rack ,Fig

2 is a central vertical sectional view;-Fig. 3'

is a top plan view of the upper roll retaining member; Fig. L.Lis a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4' offlig.r 2, showing the construction of the supportingbase for platform of the rack; Fig. 5 isa fragmentary elevationalview, showing certain details in the construction vof the upper roll lretaining member. Fig.- 6 is a fragmentary ASpecification lof Lettersl Batent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915i.

sectional" view, showing a modied form of construction.

Corresponding and like parts are referred'y to in the following description and yindicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Myximproved .rack includes a base 10,

lower roll kretaining member, indicated as a whole by the'numeral 11, and upper roll retaining member 12. v Thebase, which is preferably circular i shape,.is provided with supportingfr feet 13 which mayor may not be provided with casters and is formed centrally with an upwardlywdirected cylindrical stud or spindle 14. This baseis preferably formed of cast metal: and itsupper ,face is recessed adjacent itsperipheral edge as shown at l5 to receive rollers 16, theshafts or axles 17 of which seat in bearings formed by laterally extending the recesses 15 as shown at 18.

This construction permits the ready seating of the rollers in the recesses formed in the rbase 10 and at the same time supports the rollers with their peripheral edges spaced somewhat above the upper face of the base.

A tubular standard 19 is proportioned to seat at ione endover thespindle 14, being revoluble about the spindley and this standard carries yboth the upper and lower roll retaining members. The lower roll retaining member includes a bottomv portion 20,

preferably formedof wood and circular in shape, provided with a central opening to receiveqthe standard 19 and havingmipon its lower/face, a supporting plate 21having a central` opening, threaded for threaded engagement `.with the `lower portion of the standard 19.v By thismeans, the bottom portion 20, is secured to the standard to ro- ;tate therewith, resting-upon the rollers 16 whenin place. .This bottom member is provided in lits upper face with a groove or` channel 22 formed concentrically of said `member and 'adjacent its yedge. A cylindrical housing 23, preferably formed from a single piece of sheet metal and bent into cy- 'lindrical form, is carried -bylandisecured to this bottom memberV 20 by seating itsr` lower edge inthis channelor groovefQQ. From its 4upperfedge to a point somewhat below its reenter, this housing is provided with a plurality of spaced apart longitudinally ein4 tending slits or openings 24, the purpose of arms carried one by each of the spokes, these arms being indicated by the numeral 28. This top member 25 is threaded upon the intermediate portion of the'standardA V19 and the under faces of vits arcuate arms 28 are channeled or grooved as'shownat 29 to receive the upper edge of the housing 23.'

yThe upper roll retaining member, previously indicated by the numeral 12,`is identical in general construction with the top portion 25 of the lower'roll retaining member, including a hub 30 having threaded engagement with the upperportion of the standard 19 and radial spokes 31 carrying arcuate' roll retaining arms 32, corresponding to the arms 28 and adaptedtojco-'act therewith in holding `rolls in the rack. These members 25 and 12- are mounted in such a manner that the spaces between adjacent ends of the arcuate arms arev in vertical alinement with each other in order that a roll seated at its lower end in the housing 23 and with its upper end extendingv between adjacent spokes of the memberf12, may be swung outwardly to pass through 'the alined openings of the members 12 and 25 and corresponding slot 24 of the housing.

When so swung, it will be a parent that a roll need be lifted only a su cient distance to bring its lower end to a level with the lower end of the slot-24 to completely remove the roll from the rackf f In order to prevent casual or accidental displacement of the rolls from the rack, the space between adjacent ends of the roll retaining arms 32 of the upper roll retaining member 12 vare normally closed by swinging gates 33, each of which is connected to one end of one of the arms'by'a hinge 34 in such a manner that 'it Amay be swung upwardly to rest uponv the upper face of such 4arm when in open position and therefore in no way interfere with the removal of rolls from the rack or their positioning therein. It should be noted that the' ends of the arms andthe Aends 'of-these 'gates are formed ata slight ,angley in order that the vgates ymay swing upward freely and also in order that the gates may be held against swinging downward' too far, this` arrangement takingpractically all the strainY from y'the hinges.

In use, the rolls of oilcloth, screeningor other material to be displayed, are positioned' vertically'in the rack, theirv lower ends seating in the housing 23,' resting upon r-be readily inspected by revolving the rack,

the rollers 16, which support the rack proper, permitting the rack to turn freely irrespective of the weight of its load. A knob35 may be threaded upon the up- `per endV of the standard to give the rack ya kfinished and ornamental appearance, if desired. In fact it willy vbe clear that variousininor changesA in `details of construction may bemade without in' the. slightest f degree departing from the spirit of my invention, as setforth in the appended claims.

For thisreason I do not wish tov limit myself to the specic-construction illustrated in the drawings andy described in the speci-r fication. In Fig. 6 form of construction invwhich thevbasek 10,

v*instead *ofy being providedwith the studor spindle 14, is provided with a central open- `I have `illustrated a vmodified ving to receive the reduced threaded terminal f 36 of a separable spindle? having a substantially conical shaped enlargement 88 immediately above the base, this spindle being secured Ito the Abase by a'nut39. Withthis form of construction, the tubular standard mg or enlargement 38 to provide a race for a plurality of ball bearings 42. The lower the bottom portion 2O of thel rack and is threaded. into the plate 21 in the same manner as the tubular standard 19. It-will of course be understood' that with this, construction, the roller bearings 16, previously described, are omitted.l

Having thus described the invention, whatl is claimed as new is:

y 1. A display rack including a standard,

40, corresponding to the standard 19, is enend of this tubular standard passes through a bottom member carried by the standard,

spaced retaining members including arms with their free ends spaced carried by the standard, andra cylindrical housing extend- `ing ybetween the bottom member and the ylowermost of the retaining members ands'.

with slots opening through its upper edge in alinement with thek spaces between the arms. 2. A display rack including a standard, a

.bottomy member carried by the standard,

spaced retaining members carried by the y standard, each of the retaining members lincluding a hub portion carried by the standard, radial spokeV portions v and rim portions, the rim portions being provided with yopenings resulting inthe formation of arcuate retaining arms at the ,ends of the spokeportions,oand a housing extendingbektween the lowermost of the retaining members and the bottom member, `said housing In testimony whereof I afHX my'signature engaging the bottom member and adjacent in presence of two witnesses.

retaining member and being provided l throughout a portion of its length with 10n- HENRY W' GEHL' [L' S] 5 gitudinal slots alining with the spaces be- Witnesses:

tween the arcuate arms of the retaining CLARA SHOFER,

members. C. C. FRANKLIN.

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